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High Court of Australia’s negation of Australian capital territory same sex marriage law paves the way for federal same sex marriage
On 12th December 2013 the Australian High Court handed down its unanimous decision in The Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory. The Commonwealth (e.g. the federal State) challenged the validity of the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 enacted by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), arguing that the Act was inconsistent
Neutralizing and reinforcing the asymmetries of occupation: The Jerusalem Arbitration Court
On Monday 18 November, the former UK prime minister Tony Blair made an official appearance at the opening ceremony of the Jerusalem Arbitration Center (JAC). After two years of negotiation, the institution was inaugurated on that day in East Jerusalem, following the negotiation between the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Same-sex civil unions underway in Greece. Mirabile dictu!
On 7 November 2013, the European Court of Human Rights (Court hereinafter) handed down its much-awaited decision in Vallianatos and Others v Greece (applications nos. 29381/09 and 32684/09), and delivered the first major win for gay rights in Greece. In an exemplary ruling, the Court held Greece to be in violation of
Ancora su Frontex e mitologia greca: di metafora in metafora
Di metafora in metafora, nel mito greco e poi latino, Hera o Giunone, come molte donne potenti, era anche la dea più vendicativa dell’Olimpo e spesso si serviva degli uomini per compiere il suo disegno punitivo. Hera I è il nome dell’operazione con cui Frontex ha inaugurato la propria attività